Qaq

behave falsely honorably, behave in a falsely honorable manner

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

q͡χɑqʰ

Sound out Qaq letter by letter:

• Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
• aɑa as in 'father'
• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated

• This would be used of someone who purported to be someone or something he or she was not. It is used in cases where one misrepresents oneself in order to be accorded honor one is not entitled to, and in that way it is different from toj deceive and ghet pretend, neither of which has this kind of connection to honor. [HolQeD-12-3 p.8]

• Da — behave as, act in the manner of
• HoQ — be honored falsely, be falsely honorable

HolQeD-12-3 p.8 · TDNW

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